First of all, thank you to all the incredible booksellers, librarians, readers and writers I met over the last ten months. You made 2015 - by far - the most adventurous, surprising, and inspiring year of my life.

And thank you:

To the superb editors at American Short Fiction, for publishing my short-short story "The Night Bus" as their December web exclusive. (Plus accompanying interview here.)

To the National Endowment for the Arts, for the incredible gift of allowing me to finish my next book in the coming year.

"[A] throat-grabber... an incredible first novel by a gifted writer who doesn’t leave a single narrative thread dangling." - The Missourian

"Church Of Marvels doesn’t ever solve all of the mysteries it presents, but it does provide a satisfying conclusion. In the end, what its intersecting stories show is that to find your place in a chaotic and changing world, you have to accept the things that make you stand out. Grade: A-." - The A.V. Club

"Parry... illuminates each enigma at the perfect moment and to devastating effect. Her debut novel is, in fact, a marvel." - The Gazette (Cedar Rapids)

"This is an unvarnished vision of the 19th century, the Gilded Age by way of Quentin Tarantino... the writing is often exquisite and Parry’s imagery is breathtaking." -New York Times

I'm really excited about this one: Kiddo, a story dear to my heart, has been selected as the grand prize winner in Heavy Feather Review's chapbook contest. It will appear this summer, in issue 4.2. Thanks to the good folks at HFR and the judge, Jac Jemc. (If you haven't yet, please go read her stunner of a collection, A Different Bed Every Time.)